The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-02
PERSONAL.

IT is said that on oneday recently Mr.. Blaines
mail numbered ,03O letters.
KuKI the japanese Minister at Washington,
is not q convert to Christianity, but has had his
children baptized.
THE Indian students at Hampton, Va, will
put in old St Johns church there fine window
in memory of Pocahontas.
Miss MuRFREE Charles Egbert CraddoclO and
her sister are at Rye Beach, and will spend next
month in the neighborhood of Boston.
JOHN A. KAssoN appears to be forging to the
front in Iowa as the candidate for United States
Senator OF that portion of the party opposed to
Mr. Wilson
PROF. COPE, in the american Naturalist,
calls attention to the fact that the Nero type of
physiognony is becoming frequent among
the weakngs who lounge about club rooms
and are taught to do nothing but crafty their
senses.
HERR BoETTAL, the German tenor who is to
sing in New York next season for 81 900 a night,
is a man of strict temperance. He regards
plenty of walking and as little talking as pos
sible as indispensable for the preservation of
valuable singing voice
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL is a delight to the
actors. He smiles on them benignly and
appears to enjoy the acting so thoroughly that
bis face is a sort of an Inspiration To them. He
knows many actors off the stage, too and
claims them as friends.
NJ. DEPRETIs died poor, although for many
for enriching himself. King Humbert has set
tied f400 year on Nine. Depretis, and is TO
undertake the charge of the education of her
son. and will otherwise provide for her.
O'GoRMAN MxHos, the Nestor of the home
rulers at Westminster. is 81 years old He
firmly believes that he will live to see restored TO
it's old home in Dublin the Irish National Legis-
lature, removed thence only three years before
he was born. He is the Oldest man ever elected
to Parliament.
ELIAS Conn, the Hebrew who, in 1882, was
converted To Christianity in Berlin, and became
the protege of the court preacher, Stoaker died
recently. BY failure in business he was re-
duced to poverty, his Christian friends failed TO
support him, and he was buried at the expense
of his Jewish relatives.
JULIAN HAwTHoRsE complains that he cannot
recall notice in any periodical of any of his
works during the last fifteen years in which the
critic hasn't suggested that his lamented father
would have made great deal more out of the
same material. And the thorn is all the sharp
er because of the general agreement with the
critic.
SNAPPER" GARRISON. the winning jockey Of
the year, was born In New Haven in 1858 His
real name is Edward II Garrison, but he thinks
there is luck in his nickname snapper" He is
n dark -complexionedb boy, with sharp eyes dark
hair and an incipient moustache. He is feet
inches In height and weighs about 100 pounds
in winter.
IT is understood that Mr.. George w. Cable
will, by invitation of the Board of Directors con
nccted with the Sunday School Union Bible
Class in Boston, take the place of the Rev DR..
Meredith when the sessions OF the class are
resumed. The opening session of the year
will be held in the fremont Temple on the first
Saturday in October.
FRANCIS II. UNDERWOOD, United States Con-
sui at Glasgow, Scotland, is one Of the sue
cesses OF our present diplomatic regime. He
was appointed by President Cleveland in 1885.
Before he bal been In Scotland more than
year the Glasgow University conferred upon
him the degree of LII. ID. DR.. Underwood Is a
member Of the Massachusetts bar and writer
OF force and ability.
Mrs. PApELFoRD, a daughter of Col. Albert
Ordway OF Washington, and wife OF Mr.. Arthiir
Padelford, who has been residing in Vienna for
several years Is said TO be the only American
lady outside Of the diplomatic corps who has
ever been admitted into the inner circle OF the
Austrian court She has held receptions in
Vienna nj which the arGbdukes touched elbows
among her favored guests. She Ia well known
IN Baltimore. where she formerly lived.